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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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