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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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