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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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