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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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