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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What 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 in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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