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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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