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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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