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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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