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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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