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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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