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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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