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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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