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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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