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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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