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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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