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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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