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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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