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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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