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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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