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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors 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 massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates 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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