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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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