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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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