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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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