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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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