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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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