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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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