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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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