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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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