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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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