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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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