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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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