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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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