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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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