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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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