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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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