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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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