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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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