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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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