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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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