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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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