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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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