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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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