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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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