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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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