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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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