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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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