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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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