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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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