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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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