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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators 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 classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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