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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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