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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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