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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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