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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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