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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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