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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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