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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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