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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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