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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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