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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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