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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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