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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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