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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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