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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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