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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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