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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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