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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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