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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews 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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