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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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