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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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