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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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