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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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