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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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