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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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