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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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