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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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