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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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