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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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