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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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