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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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