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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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