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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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