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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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