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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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