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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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