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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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