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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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