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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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