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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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