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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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