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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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