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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This 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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