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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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