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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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