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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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