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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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