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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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