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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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