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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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