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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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