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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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