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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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