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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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