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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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