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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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