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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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