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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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