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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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