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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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