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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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