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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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