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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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