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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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