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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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