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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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