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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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