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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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