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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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