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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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