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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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