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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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