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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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