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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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