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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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