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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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