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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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