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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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