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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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