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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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