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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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