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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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