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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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