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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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