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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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