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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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