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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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