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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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