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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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