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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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