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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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