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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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