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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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