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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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