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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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