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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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