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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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