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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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