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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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