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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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