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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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