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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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