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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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