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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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