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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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