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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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