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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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