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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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