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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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