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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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