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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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