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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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