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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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