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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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