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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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