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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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