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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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