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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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