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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently 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 several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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