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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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