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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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