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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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