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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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