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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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