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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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