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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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