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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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