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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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