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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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 massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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