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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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