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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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