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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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