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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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