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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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