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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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