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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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