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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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