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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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