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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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