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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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