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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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