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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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