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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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