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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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