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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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