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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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