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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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