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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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