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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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