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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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