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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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