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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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