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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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