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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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