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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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