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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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