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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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