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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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