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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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