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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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