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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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