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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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