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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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