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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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