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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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