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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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