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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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