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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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