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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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