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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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