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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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