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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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