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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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