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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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