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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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