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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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