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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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