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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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