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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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