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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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