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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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