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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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