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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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