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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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