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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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