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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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