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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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