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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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