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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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