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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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