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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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