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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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