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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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