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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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