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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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