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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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