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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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