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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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