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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually 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 issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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