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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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