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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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