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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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