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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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