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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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