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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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