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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major 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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