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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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