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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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