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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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