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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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