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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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