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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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