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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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