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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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