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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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