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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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