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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes 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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