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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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