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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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