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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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