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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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