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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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