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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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