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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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