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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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