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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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