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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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