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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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