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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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