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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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