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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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