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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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