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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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