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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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