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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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