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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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