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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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