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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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