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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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