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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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