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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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