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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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