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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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