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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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