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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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