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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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