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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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