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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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