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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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