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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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