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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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