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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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