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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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