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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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