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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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