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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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