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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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