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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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