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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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