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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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