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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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