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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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