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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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