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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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