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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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