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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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