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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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