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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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