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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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