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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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