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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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