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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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