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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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