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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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