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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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