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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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