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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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