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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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