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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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