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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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