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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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