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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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