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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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