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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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