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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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