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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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