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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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