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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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