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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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