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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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