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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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