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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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