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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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