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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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