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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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