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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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