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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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