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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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