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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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