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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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