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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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