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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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