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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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