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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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