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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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