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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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