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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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