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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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