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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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