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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify 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 MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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