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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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