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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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