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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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