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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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