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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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