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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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