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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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