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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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