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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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