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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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