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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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