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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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