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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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