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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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