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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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