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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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