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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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