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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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