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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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