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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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