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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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