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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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