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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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