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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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