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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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