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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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