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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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