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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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