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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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