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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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