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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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