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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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