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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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