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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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