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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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