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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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