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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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