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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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