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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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