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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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