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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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