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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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