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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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