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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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