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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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