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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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