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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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