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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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