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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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