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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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