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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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