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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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