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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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