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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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