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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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