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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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