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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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