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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the 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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