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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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