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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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