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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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