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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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