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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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