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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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