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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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