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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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