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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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