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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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