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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders 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 MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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