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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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