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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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