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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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