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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. Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models 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 manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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