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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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