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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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