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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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