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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major 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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