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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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