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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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