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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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