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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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