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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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