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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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