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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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