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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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