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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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