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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models 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 poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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