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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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