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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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