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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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