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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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