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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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