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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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