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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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