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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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