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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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