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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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