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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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