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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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