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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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