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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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