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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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