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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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