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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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