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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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