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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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