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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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