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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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