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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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