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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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