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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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