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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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