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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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