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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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