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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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