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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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