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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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