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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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