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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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