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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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