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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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