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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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