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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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