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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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