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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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