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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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