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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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