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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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