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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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