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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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