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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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