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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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