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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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