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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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