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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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