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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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