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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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