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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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