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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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