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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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