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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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