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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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