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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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