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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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