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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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