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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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