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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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