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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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