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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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