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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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