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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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