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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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