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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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